"Heaven and earth, no one can make me, Long Chen, bow his head. What if heir of the Nine Stars is here?"
I, Long Chen, am Long Chen. No one can boss me around. Long Chen roared to the sky, his voice shaking the heavens, like the furious roar of an ancient giant god, making all the stars tremble in fear.
It is an unyielding will—not bowing to heaven and earth, not yielding to pressure. It is a pride that comes from deep within the soul.
At this moment, Long Chen seemed like a different person. In his eyes, black light surged, as if a demon god had broken free from his imprisonment in hell for billions of years, intent on slaughtering the heavens and earths.
"You... Treasonous and unrighteous. As the heir of the Nine Stars, one must take saving all living beings of the universe as one's mission, turning the tide, and slaying demons and demons.
And you, having already condensed a five-star battle body, yet haven't even formed the Tyrant Body Star Chart, you haven't cultivated properly.
Also a successor of the Nine Stars, I died in battle 360,000 years ago. A wisp of my soul clings to this tower. Though I am dead, my soul remains unextinguished.
But I have already escaped reincarnation, cannot return to the battlefield, and can no longer fight foreign demons. I am unwilling to accept this.
As a successor of the Nine Stars, dying on the battlefield is my honor. Now, being neither alive nor dead is simply my disgrace.
And what do I see here? I saw someone who brought shame to all the Nine Star successors.
You possess unparalleled talent, yet have refined the Nine-Star Overlord Body into this state. How can you live up to the title of 'Nine-Star Heir,' a title that billions of living beings across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths worship?
The Nine-Star Overlord Body sweeps across all worlds, yet you have turned it into a useless ninth-rate body. Are you trying to anger the Nine-Star lineage? Today I need to clear the door. The
long-haired man's voice was filled with sorrow and anger, mixed with endless unwillingness and frustration. Streading through the void, he charged toward Long Chen.
"Rumble rumble boom...
Behind the man, five stars rapidly lit up, like five suns exploding, their radiant light illuminating the universe.
At the same time, the man's palms, soles, and brows all glowed, corresponding to the stars behind him. Within the stars, energy flowed to the left, while the energy from his palms, feet, and brows shifted to the right. Under the pull of this left-right force, the void suddenly twisted.
The man slammed his fist down, the sky wailing mournfully, heading straight for Long Chen's brow.
"So what if you're a Nine-Star heir? You practice yours, I train mine. Tyrant bodies are useless, strength is everything. What right do you have to speak so recklessly?"
Long Chen's dark eyes were icy cold. At this moment, his aura was completely emotionless, completely different from his usual self. Seeing the man throw a punch at him, Long Chen threw a punch back.
"Boom!"
The two fists collided. The stars behind them flowed as endless star power swept across the heavens. The dust shattered in the void rapidly gathered, forming huge spheres as if the stars were reorganized.
"Buzz buzz... Drawn
by their power, the void trembled, and countless fragments of time flew around, making them feel as if they were inside a time tunnel.
Both of them howled toward the sky at the same time, the stars behind them shattering simultaneously. Long Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and was sent flying.
"Whoosh!"
Emperor Yunshang grabbed Long Chen's body with one hand. At this moment, Long Chen had already lost consciousness, his arm covered in bloody mangled flesh, his forearm bent and already broken.
The long-haired man opposite Long Chen had already lost all his anger, replaced by a blank look as he stared at his severed arm in disbelief.
That's right, it was a severed arm. One of his arms had already disappeared, shattered by Long Chen's power.
"How could this be? This is the power of the Nine Stars, so why does it feel so unfamiliar? The long-haired man looked at the severed arm and muttered to himself.
"The same cultivation method, but different cultivation paths. Whether the path is right or wrong is only qualified to comment on the path by those who reach the summit." Emperor Yunshang looked at the man and said.
"Maybe you're right." The man was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly.
"However, he currently has some split personalities, a demonic barrier has formed, and the road ahead probably won't be far."
There was a hint of regret in the long-haired man's voice.
"Everyone has split personality; even the kindest people will have a trace of evil inside.
No matter how evil a person is, deep down there will always be a trace of kindness. People are inherently a mixture of contradictions, so there's nothing strange about it.
As for what you said about Long Chen not getting far, I don't agree. My thoughts are just the opposite of yours. Emperor Yunshang smiled faintly.
The long-haired man was slightly taken aback and looked at Emperor Yunshang. His pupils contracted slightly:
"So you are the Child of Destiny."
"Actually, everyone is a child of destiny." Emperor Yunshang smiled faintly.
The long-haired man was slightly stunned, then laughed heartily: "Impressive, truly impressive." Just
then, Long Chen woke up, feeling intense pain in his arm. He hurriedly channeled the power of the chaotic space to heal himself.
"Chaos Power"
When the long-haired man saw Long Chen's arm heal, he was shocked and looked at Long Chen in disbelief.
"Hahaha, I get it, I get it."
The long-haired man suddenly threw his head back and laughed heartily, his laughter filled with joy, sweeping away all his previous anger and unwillingness.
Long Chen was left baffled by his laughter. He felt his memory was a bit chaotic—some things seemed to have happened, but no matter how he tried, he couldn't recall them.
The long-haired man walked up to Long Chen, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, his gaze growing friendly:
"Young man, I was reckless, but we belong to the same lineage. By seniority, I'm your senior brother."
It's perfectly normal for senior brother to bully junior brother, and I believe you won't take it to heart.
Now I am very happy, extremely happy. My soul has been attached here for a full 360,000 years, without birth or death, enduring torment. I have never ended my life.
I have quietly endured this torment, punishing myself, for slacking off before, not cultivating properly, and ultimately being killed. It's all my own fault.
As descendants of the Nine Star lineage, you and I are both proud. Our pride forbids us from taking our own lives—that's the act of cowards.
Maybe my punishment should end. Your arrival gave me hope, and I should be freed. After
being patted on the shoulder by the long-haired man, the anger Long Chen had been burning in his heart vanished in an instant, for some reason.
Perhaps this is the inherited sense of closeness. Long Chen felt no hatred toward him, but rather a deep, innate respect.
"Senior brother, ...," Long Chen said. The word 'senior brother' was the best in Long Chen's lifetimeOnce so sincerely called out.
"Junior brother, I know you have a lot to say, but time is short. Listen to me first.
All of us in the Nine Star lineage carry a mission. From the very first day you cultivate the Nine Star Overlord Body Technique, your fate has already deviated from its original path.
We are both fortunate and unfortunate. Our fate is full of misfortune and misfortune. We need to work harder than others to survive.
But when you one day understand your mission, you will understand what pride is.
Alright, let's not talk about that. Inside the Heaven-Covering Mirror, there's something valuable. Senior Brother has come to help you obtain it. Consider it a gift from him and make up for it. The
long-haired man suddenly shouted sharply, smashing his fist onto the Sky-Covering Mirror. Countless cracks appeared on the mirror, instantly covering the entire surface.
Long Chen was startled. He knew that this Sky-Covering Mirror was not a physical object at all. On the surface, it looked like a mirror, but in reality, it was formed by some kind of law, elusive and intangible, impossible to grasp in form.
The long-haired man could actually shatter the laws of the Heaven-Shrew Realm with a single punch. The power contained in that punch shocked Long Chen. Both were five-star battle bodies, so why was their combat power worlds apart?
"Crack, crack, crack... The Sky-Covering Mirror was covered in cracks, seemingly ready to split at any moment, but it did not shatter. In fact, at the edges of the mirror, mysterious laws were repairing the cracks, resisting the long-haired man's power.
"Oh no, that strike just now actually drained so much of my soul energy." The long-haired man's expression changed instantly.
Clearly, the battle with Long Chen just now, especially the final blow, had invisibly drained a tremendous amount of energy. Now, he had not been able to shatter the Sky-Covering Mirror, which he had never anticipated.
"It's okay, I'm still here."
Emperor Yunshang smiled faintly, stepped forward, and pressed his hand toward the Sky-Covering Mirror.
"I'll do too,"
Long Chen took a deep breath. He had been injured in a daze earlier, but now he had partially recovered and could barely land another strike.
"You can't touch it."
Long Chen had just stepped out when he was stopped by a long-haired man. He said, "This Sky-Covering Mirror has been shattered, and the forces of past and future will merge. If karma pursues rebellion, both of us will be reduced to ashes."
Little junior brother, work hard in your cultivation. In the future, on the battlefield of the Heavenly Domain, you will slay even more demons. The humiliation they left us, we will repay them a hundredfold, even a thousandfold. "
Also, please say sorry to Yun Tian on my behalf." Yun Shang looked at Long Chen and nodded as well.
"You ...," Long Chen was startled.
Emperor Yun Shang slammed his palm on the Sky-Covering Mirror, and suddenly there was a loud explosion. Yun Shang and the long-haired man were instantly shattered, reduced to dust, and vanished without a trace. For a moment, Long Chen was stunned.
"Crack, crack, crack... cracks
on the Sky-Covering Mirror grew denser and denser, then began to twist, and finally exploded with a thunderous crash. Endless fragments of time and space flew everywhere, and Long Chen felt as if he were inside a spatial tunnel.
Endless fragments of space slowly healed, forming a high platform, and atop the platform stood a crystal-like mirror.
The mirror was small, only palm-sized, yet it exuded a simple and majestic aura, with countless runes swirling around its body, as if immersed in an illusion.
"Buzz"
When Long Chen's large hand touched the mirror, a divine light shot out, enveloping Long Chen. Long Chen felt his body stiffen and was instantly unable to move.